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So here's what I have:

            +----+
            | TV |
            +----+
               |
           +--------+
           | switch |
           +--------+
            |      |
+--------------+ +-----------+
| Raspberry Pi | | Windows 7 |
|  (OpenELEC)  | |           |
+--------------+ +-----------+

The two machines are in the same room about a meter apart.  There is a
wireless keyboard, Logitech K320, whose USB receiver is currently hooked
up to the RPi.  I want to get a second receiver and hook it up to the W7
box and do _something_ to the keyboard to tell it which receiver to use.
Logitech tech support tells me this isn't possible; their "easy" solution
is to unplug the receiver from one machine and plug it into the other
each time I want to switch[1].  That's not a feasible solution[2].  Is
there one?  If not, is there another wireless keyboard that _does_ do
this, or would I need two keyboards?  No, I don't need a mouse.

[1] The software "Solaar" http://pwr.github.io/Solaar/ appears to be
    for the opposite case, where you have several keyboards within RF
    range and you only want to use one.

[2] My criteria for feasibility are basically "I can do it from across the 
    room" and "it doesn't involve removing the batteries".

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wireless keyboard ebenZEROONE@verizon.net (Hactar) - 2015-02-19 19:44 -0500
  Re: wireless keyboard Henrik Carlqvist <Henrik.Carlqvist@deadspam.com> - 2015-02-20 06:40 +0000
    Re: wireless keyboard scott@alfter.diespammersdie.us (Scott Alfter) - 2015-02-20 15:46 +0000
      Re: wireless keyboard ebenZEROONE@verizon.net (Hactar) - 2015-02-20 17:53 -0500
    Re: wireless keyboard ebenZEROONE@verizon.net (Hactar) - 2015-02-20 10:25 -0500

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